ince
1939 libraries have been able to turn to Brodart for
everything from shelf-ready books to electronic
ordering systems, high quality furniture, and
supplies. From humble beginnings, Brodart has grown
to become an international company, serving
libraries from the Northwest Territories to the
Pacific Rim, with facilities in the United States
and Canada. Brodart truly has evolved into a
full-service library company.

The Contract Furniture Division
manufactures high quality, wooden furniture that is
designed to not only serve a purpose but to serve an
audience. While designers and facility managers make
the choice to invest in Brodart, the individuals who
end up using our furniture on a day-to-day basis are
equally considered throughout every stage of product
development. No design aspect is too minor to
deserve attention, no technical detail is too small
to escape scrutiny, and no new idea is too radical
to warrant consideration.
www.brodartfurniture.com

The Supplies &
Furnishings Division
provides a multitude of products to keep any
library, large or small, running smoothly. The
Brodart Supply Catalog lists thousands of items,
from book-binding tape to globes and computer
supplies. From the trademark Brodart Book Jacket to
custom printed signage, Brodart's Supplies &
Furnishings Division provides simple, cost-effective
solutions to libraries and book stores.
U.S. www.shopbrodart.com
Canada www.brodart.ca

The seeds of
Brodart took root in 1939, when a young Columbia
University student named Arthur Brody invented the
plastic book jacket cover. Involved with
architectural photography as a student, one day Mr.
Brody washed the emulsion off some film and folded
it around his books for added protection. When the
coverís popularity grew among his fellow students,
the plastic book jacket cover was officially born,
as was Brodart. Today, the covers are used to
protect the original paper jackets of library books,
giving them a longer shelf life and increasing their
circulation.

The company
flourished, and in 1959 began manufacturing a
complete line of furniture. Expert workmanship has
allowed Brodart to expand and diversify this product
line, and today Brodartís library furniture is sold
to schools, universities, and libraries worldwide.
In the 1950s Brodart expanded into book
distribution, and now offers books from more than
80,000 publishers to libraries and schools, and
stocks its warehouse with more than 2,000,000
books. Many of these books are shipped to libraries
completely shelf-ready, fully cataloged and
processed to meet library specifications. These
additional services, pioneered exclusively by
Brodart, greatly reduce a librarianís workload. As
professionals, these employees continue their rich
heritage by never accepting a mediocre solution to a
customer's needs and continually strive to provide
their patrons with the best possible service and
products.